Ensis

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A genus of razor-clams, of the family Solenidæ, including those species in which the hinge-teeth are several and the shell is curved.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a genus of bivalve mollusks consisting of razor clams.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. razor clams
  • Word Usage
    "The specific label jamaicensis is named for Jamaica, the country, and from the Latin ensis (which means belonging to a place)."
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    genus